Fuji recalled over Listeria risk

Recall date

December 14, 2017

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Nyblad Orchards recalls Fuji, whole fresh apples, Apple Ridge 5lb, 2-3/4 apples, packaged in red net mesh bags " 3lb, 2-1/2 apples, packaged in…

Recall number

F-0618-2018

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Nyblad Orchards

Sold / distributed

Domestic: Michigan Foreign/VA/DOD: None

Why it was recalled

Nyblad Orchards Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of multiple varieties of whole fresh apples due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Fuji, whole fresh apples, Apple Ridge 5lb, 2-3/4 apples, packaged in red net mesh bags " 3lb, 2-1/2 apples, packaged in poly bags " 2lb, 2-1/2 apples, packaged in poly bags " 45ct individual apples on trays with re-useable plastic container boxes " 50ct, individual apples on trays with re-useable plastic container boxes " 55ct, individual apples on trays with re-useable plastic container boxes " 60ct individual apples on trays with re-useable plastic container boxes " 78ct individual apples on trays with re-useable plastic container boxes " 50ct, individual apples on trays in cardboard tray boxes " 55ct, individual apples on trays in cardboard tray boxes